Yahaya Abdul Hamid

Yahaya bin Abdul Hamid is a Malaysian politician. He has served as the Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for three terms from 1995 to 2008.

Political career
Yahaya Abdul Hamid made his debut by being elected as Member of State Legislative Assembly for Pinang Tunggal in 1986. After the 1990 general election, Yahaya Abdul Hamid was appointed Member of Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the state administration under Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon. In 1995, he was appointed Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly until 2008.

Honours

 * Penang :
 * MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Companion - DMPN.svg Companion of the Order of the Defender of State (DMPN) – Dato' (1995)
 * MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Commander - DGPN.svg Commander of the Order of the Defender of State (DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2007)